What is the standard of care in the context of medical malpractice cases?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Houston v. O’Connor, 2011 BCSC 509 (CanLII):
The plaintiffs argue that the question of whether Mr. O’Connor’s actions fell below the standard of care may be determined by precedent. The plaintiffs use Zink v. Adrian, 2005 BCCA 93 as an example.
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